The latest officially reported population of Djibouti was 1,168,722 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Djibouti's population is 1,196,428 people compared to 7,523,849 in Libya.
Population statistics:
- Libya's population is 6.29 times bigger than Djibouti's.
- Djibouti is ranked the 158th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.01% for Djibouti vs 0.09% for Libya.
- For the last 10 years, Djibouti has had an average growth rate of +1.57% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
- Since 2005, the population of Djibouti has increased from 839K people to 1.2M (42.6% growth), while Libya has grown from 5.86M to 7.52M (28.4% growth).
- Djibouti is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.84M people compared to the peak of 9.97M people in 2086 for Libya.
Djibouti vs Libya: live population counter
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| Current population |
1196428
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7523849
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| Population rank | 158/197 | 105/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
33.3 minutes
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6.97 minutes
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| One birth every |
22 minutes
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4.23 minutes
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| One death every |
1.02 hours
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10.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.18 months
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2.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -11 | +3,448 |
| Daily growth/decline | +43 | +206 |
| Annual growth/decline | +15,778 | +75,364 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.37% | +1.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 79/197 | 101/197 |
Djibouti and Libya: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 86,024 | 1,492,890 | - | - |
| 1961 | 89,390 | 1,555,699 | 3.91% | 4.21% |
| 1962 | 93,283 | 1,621,960 | 4.36% | 4.26% |
| 1963 | 97,872 | 1,690,457 | 4.92% | 4.22% |
| 1964 | 103,198 | 1,753,691 | 5.44% | 3.74% |
| 1965 | 109,092 | 1,804,015 | 5.71% | 2.87% |
| 1966 | 115,269 | 1,849,063 | 5.66% | 2.5% |
| 1967 | 121,649 | 1,898,199 | 5.53% | 2.66% |
| 1968 | 128,250 | 1,952,781 | 5.43% | 2.88% |
| 1969 | 136,078 | 2,014,293 | 6.1% | 3.15% |
| 1970 | 145,175 | 2,082,589 | 6.69% | 3.39% |
| 1971 | 155,136 | 2,153,534 | 6.86% | 3.41% |
| 1972 | 166,256 | 2,226,091 | 7.17% | 3.37% |
| 1973 | 178,449 | 2,314,193 | 7.33% | 3.96% |
| 1974 | 192,613 | 2,432,211 | 7.94% | 5.1% |
| 1975 | 209,908 | 2,571,556 | 8.98% | 5.73% |
| 1976 | 230,737 | 2,721,237 | 9.92% | 5.82% |
| 1977 | 254,613 | 2,881,533 | 10.3% | 5.89% |
| 1978 | 280,031 | 3,052,526 | 9.98% | 5.93% |
| 1979 | 304,513 | 3,233,846 | 8.74% | 5.94% |
| 1980 | 325,815 | 3,424,378 | 7% | 5.89% |
| 1981 | 343,047 | 3,621,486 | 5.29% | 5.76% |
| 1982 | 356,880 | 3,724,765 | 4.03% | 2.85% |
| 1983 | 369,553 | 3,718,961 | 3.55% | -0.16% |
| 1984 | 384,053 | 3,773,633 | 3.92% | 1.47% |
| 1985 | 402,687 | 3,898,745 | 4.85% | 3.32% |
| 1986 | 426,341 | 4,017,403 | 5.87% | 3.04% |
| 1987 | 454,399 | 4,129,739 | 6.58% | 2.8% |
| 1988 | 484,523 | 4,237,755 | 6.63% | 2.62% |
| 1989 | 523,355 | 4,342,920 | 8.01% | 2.48% |
| 1990 | 579,538 | 4,445,239 | 10.7% | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 631,092 | 4,544,400 | 8.9% | 2.23% |
| 1992 | 626,010 | 4,640,352 | -0.81% | 2.11% |
| 1993 | 614,245 | 4,733,045 | -1.88% | 2% |
| 1994 | 626,710 | 4,822,037 | 2.03% | 1.88% |
| 1995 | 633,074 | 4,906,843 | 1.02% | 1.76% |
| 1996 | 648,348 | 4,987,393 | 2.41% | 1.64% |
| 1997 | 671,817 | 5,064,639 | 3.62% | 1.55% |
| 1998 | 699,352 | 5,140,704 | 4.1% | 1.5% |
| 1999 | 724,218 | 5,218,038 | 3.56% | 1.5% |
| 2000 | 747,318 | 5,305,021 | 3.19% | 1.67% |
| 2001 | 771,313 | 5,403,639 | 3.21% | 1.86% |
| 2002 | 795,574 | 5,508,410 | 3.15% | 1.94% |
| 2003 | 813,519 | 5,619,398 | 2.26% | 2.01% |
| 2004 | 826,124 | 5,736,693 | 1.55% | 2.09% |
| 2005 | 839,167 | 5,858,798 | 1.58% | 2.13% |
| 2006 | 855,764 | 5,980,211 | 1.98% | 2.07% |
| 2007 | 874,528 | 6,104,380 | 2.19% | 2.08% |
| 2008 | 892,734 | 6,235,430 | 2.08% | 2.15% |
| 2009 | 911,527 | 6,366,686 | 2.11% | 2.11% |
| 2010 | 930,251 | 6,497,839 | 2.05% | 2.06% |
| 2011 | 948,558 | 6,343,203 | 1.97% | -2.38% |
| 2012 | 966,747 | 6,179,328 | 1.92% | -2.58% |
| 2013 | 984,824 | 6,304,628 | 1.87% | 2.03% |
| 2014 | 1,002,717 | 6,427,252 | 1.82% | 1.94% |
| 2015 | 1,020,313 | 6,531,819 | 1.75% | 1.63% |
| 2016 | 1,037,653 | 6,632,126 | 1.7% | 1.54% |
| 2017 | 1,054,841 | 6,738,770 | 1.66% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 1,071,882 | 6,849,055 | 1.62% | 1.64% |
| 2019 | 1,088,709 | 6,951,033 | 1.57% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 1,105,188 | 7,045,399 | 1.51% | 1.36% |
| 2021 | 1,121,248 | 7,135,175 | 1.45% | 1.27% |
| 2022 | 1,137,096 | 7,223,805 | 1.41% | 1.24% |
| 2023 | 1,152,944 | 7,305,659 | 1.39% | 1.13% |
| 2024 | 1,168,722 | 7,381,023 | 1.37% | 1.03% |
| 2025 | 1,184,076 | 7,458,547 | 1.31% | 1.05% |
| 2026 | 1,199,453 | 7,539,842 | 1.3% | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 1,215,019 | 7,627,487 | 1.3% | 1.16% |
| 2028 | 1,230,584 | 7,716,839 | 1.28% | 1.17% |
| 2029 | 1,246,669 | 7,802,209 | 1.31% | 1.11% |
| 2030 | 1,262,678 | 7,885,801 | 1.28% | 1.07% |
| 2031 | 1,278,340 | 7,969,103 | 1.24% | 1.06% |
| 2032 | 1,293,443 | 8,048,491 | 1.18% | 1% |
| 2033 | 1,307,796 | 8,126,634 | 1.11% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 1,321,611 | 8,206,611 | 1.06% | 0.98% |
| 2035 | 1,335,496 | 8,283,950 | 1.05% | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 1,349,357 | 8,357,480 | 1.04% | 0.89% |
| 2037 | 1,363,478 | 8,431,722 | 1.05% | 0.89% |
| 2038 | 1,377,783 | 8,506,595 | 1.05% | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 1,391,875 | 8,579,849 | 1.02% | 0.86% |
| 2040 | 1,406,628 | 8,651,409 | 1.06% | 0.83% |
| 2041 | 1,421,789 | 8,719,609 | 1.08% | 0.79% |
| 2042 | 1,436,439 | 8,786,619 | 1.03% | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 1,449,557 | 8,854,384 | 0.91% | 0.77% |
| 2044 | 1,461,638 | 8,920,015 | 0.83% | 0.74% |
| 2045 | 1,474,036 | 8,983,943 | 0.85% | 0.72% |
| 2046 | 1,486,457 | 9,043,667 | 0.84% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 1,498,043 | 9,098,399 | 0.78% | 0.61% |
| 2048 | 1,508,873 | 9,154,058 | 0.72% | 0.61% |
| 2049 | 1,519,716 | 9,208,602 | 0.72% | 0.6% |
| 2050 | 1,530,539 | 9,260,603 | 0.71% | 0.56% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Djibouti increased by 181,146 people (a 21.6% growth), while Libya gained 673,021 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Djibouti gained 176,115 (a 17.3% growth), while Libya's population increased by 992,030 (a 15.2% growth).
Djibouti was ranked 158th most populous country in 2005 and is still 158th in 2025. Libya was ranked 104th in 2005 and ranked 105th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Djibouti's population will grow by 27.9% to 1,530,539 people with a rank change from 158th to 151st. The population of Libya will increase by 23.1% to 9,260,603 people and will still be ranked 105th.
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Population differences between Djibouti and Libya
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| Life expectancy | 66.4 years | 73.2 years |
| Average age | 28.8 years | 30.7 years |
| Median age | 25.7 years | 28.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.61 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 130.6 ppl/mi² | 10.9 ppl/mi² |
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